Police Detain Yabloko Supporters at Homes and Court
Police began detaining supporters of the Yabloko party at their homes and near the Supreme Court during the appeal hearing on the party's removal from the State Duma election list. Over 85 people were detained at the court on August 17, with most released without formal charges.
Consensus
- Police began detaining Yabloko supporters at their homes or places of residence after the Supreme Court's decision to remove Yabloko from the State Duma election list.
- Detentions occurred near the Supreme Court during the appeal hearing regarding Yabloko's removal from the election list.
- Over 85 people were detained at the Supreme Court on August 17.
- Most individuals detained at the court were released without formal protocols, receiving warnings instead.
- The Supreme Court upheld the decision to remove Yabloko from the election list.
- The appeal was related to a lawsuit filed by the party 'Rodina' seeking to invalidate Yabloko's registration due to alleged copyright violations.
- Access to the court was restricted, with only parties involved and journalists allowed inside.
Points of divergence
- At least four people were issued administrative protocols for participating in an unauthorized rally obstructing traffic and pedestrians (Article 20.2, Part 6.1 of the KоАП), and were kept in police stations overnight. — novaya_eu
- One activist was detained under a non-arrestable article for disobedience to police, but was released after legal intervention. — novaya_eu
- Another activist, Maxim Kuznetsov, was targeted with a protocol for violating rally rules and possibly detained overnight; the outcome of his case is unknown. — novaya_eu
- One case involved a young man and a woman detained at different addresses and held overnight. — novaya_eu
- At least three people were detained, including activist Yevgenia Titova. — mediazona
- An eyewitness reported around five additional detentions, with police blocking access to the court and not explaining reasons for stops. — mediazona
- Novaya Gazeta reported six detentions. — mediazona
- At least three supporters were detained near the Supreme Court. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (4 sources)
- Police began detaining supporters of 'Yabloko' at their homes — Новая газета Европа
- Police detain people at the Supreme Court, where they are considering an appeal to remove 'Yabloko' from the elections — Медиазона
- Arrests began at the Supreme Court, where 'Yabloko' contests the cancellation of registration of the federal list Police arrested... — SOTAvision
- Arrests began at the Supreme Court where 'Yabloko' contests the cancellation of federal list registration — SOTAvision